Encountering the Risen Christ

Walking With Jesus
Week 1 - “Encountering the Risen Christ”
April 23, 2017

Big Idea: A disruptive collision with the grace of God is what opens the door to the process of my restoration.

Peter’s episodes with grace serve as a paradigm for us:
Mark 14:27-31
Mark 16:1-8

Jesus already knows YOUR NEXT FAILURE.

Jesus is focused on YOU, not your BEHAVIOR.

John 21:1-17

Growth requires that you focus on JESUS, and HIS BEHAVIOR

Jesus can trust you when you serve out of WEAKNESS rather than personal STRENGTH.

Restoration is a LIFE-LONG process - a dynamic of repentance and faith.
John 15 - The Secret is to ABIDE in JESUS


Community Group Questions


• Have you ever found yourself back in the boat fishing like Peter? Feeling like you so completely disappointed God that you believed Jesus would have nothing more to do with you. Tell the story of how Jesus met you in that place.

• What does it do for you to believe that Jesus already knows your next failure?
o How does this or how should this impact our walk with Jesus?

• One of Jim’s points was that “Jesus is focused on You, not your behavior.”
o How would you describe this to someone you know?
o What would be the fruit of truly believing this in a person’s life?
o Has this truth penetrated your life? If not, what are some steps towards that?

• Describe the difference between serving out of weakness and serving out of personal strength. What makes serving out of weakness attractive and serving out of personal strength dangerous?